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... qualifications it seeks in the ideal candidate for those positions Also look for Web sites hosted by associations that exist within your industry or specialty, or your alma mater; frequently, such sites ... Investigate every resource that s offered to you, and then decide which ones may suit your needs ASSESS YOUR SKILLS Identifying your unique skills, strengths, and traits can be difficult It s not ... than 41/ inches across) Do not use bold, italic, underlining, columns, long dashes, or other unusual characters Use an asterisk (*) or plus sign (+) instead of bullets Use the spacebar to indent,...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 18:20

... craftsman is that the latter is assiduous [-ly adv., -ness n.] [Syn busy] assist (uh SIST) vt to aid; give help to; to work as a helper —n helping someone to something • Dawn likes to assist her ... ancestor of today s big cats as well as domesticated cats • The British Morris Mini is considered the ancestor of all modern compact cars with sideways-mounted engines [ancestral adj.] A: SAT ... gladiators’ swords often clashed • Basketball is the most frequent conflict in today s sports arenas, like the Staples Center or Madison Square Garden • Both candidates rolled up their sleeves and...

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 09:47

... trials represent the best levels of evidence, whereas case reports and expert opinions are the lowest; with regard to diagnosis, prognosis or causation, cohort studies or case control studies are ... Ecological studies SR (with homogeneity*) of case-control studies Individual Case-Control Study "Outcomes" Research Case-series (and poor quality cohort and case-control studies§§ ) Case-series (and ... economic studies Analysis based on clinically sensible costs or alternatives; systematic review (s) of the evidence; and including multi-way sensitivity analyses Absolute better-value or worse-value...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:57

... students were asked to list what they thought were the present "Seven Wonders of the World." Though there were some disagreements,the following received the most votes: Egypt 's Great Pyramids ... Empire State Building St Peter 's Basilica China 's Great Wall While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one student had not finished her paper yet So she asked the girl if she was having ... wondrous! A gentle reminder : The most precious things in life cannot be built by hand or bought by man The Greatest Wonder Of All… IS : God s amazing Love for mankind in sending His Only Son Jesus...

Ngày tải lên: 29/07/2013, 01:26

... (70-82) is best known for its multilevel system of vaults made of concrete It was used for staged battles between lions and Christians, among other spectacles, and is one of the most famous pieces of ... Dutch artist Maarten van Heemskerck Built in Ephesus in Asia Minor in 356 BC It was destroyed by the Goths in ad 262 The Colossus of Rhodes The Colossus of Rhodes, depicted in this hand-colored ... Great Wall stretches across northern China It consists of a series of walls built by the Ming dynasty in the 15th and 16th centuries to protect China against invasions from the north Sections of the...

Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 08:10

... the steward of a vision shifts a leader 's relationship toward her or his personal vision It ceases to be a possession, as in "this is my vision," and becomes a calling You are "its" as much as ... status quo The leaders who fare best are those who continually see themselves as designers not crusaders Many of the best intentioned efforts to foster new learning disciplines founder because ... others and others' ideas In the absence of such effort, personal charisma is style without substance It leaves those affected less able to think for themselves and less able to make wise choices...

Ngày tải lên: 17/10/2013, 18:20

... Classes and Members 124 Declaring a Class 125 Classes Versus Objects 126 Defining an Object 126 Accessing Class Members 126 Assign to Objects, Not ... thought of as consisting of a set of tasks Any task that is too complex to be described simply is broken down into a set of smaller component tasks, until the tasks are sufficiently small and self-contained ... Trivial problems, such as the ones discussed in the first few lessons of this book, don’t require much design However, complex problems, such as the ones professional programmers are challenged...

Ngày tải lên: 20/10/2013, 17:15

... relieve asperity d assert aspiration e passion assail f primitive tool assimilation g harshness assuage h enunciate aver i assault B baste (BAYST) vt to sew with long, loose stitches to keep ... both tips to the opposite sides of a glass, the glass s outside diameter can be measured • Disk brakes bring a car to a stop by the calipers pressing their pads against the captive rotors camouflage ... expectations [-ly adv.] conspirator (kuhn SPEE rit er) n one who conspires; one who acts with others to plan a crime • Cassius and Brutus were the two most famous conspirators in the assassination...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... craftsman is that the latter is assiduous [-ly adv., -ness n.] [Syn busy] assist (uh SIST) vt to aid; give help to; to work as a helper —n helping someone to something • Dawn likes to assist her ... gladiators’ swords often clashed • Basketball is the most frequent conflict in today s sports arenas, like the Staples Center or Madison Square Garden • Both candidates rolled up their sleeves and ... e tasteful artistic f evaluate artwork g element ascetic h debate ascribe i proud 10 aspect j dry 11 assert k sculptor 12 assess l noble assiduous (uh SID yoo uhss) adj gone about with constant...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... nearly the same thing congruous a composed connection b effect consciousness c scornful consensus d simultaneous consequence e build consider f stare at consist g taint construct h suitable contaminate ... was customary at Vanessa s workplace to discuss plans for the weekend during the water-cooler conversations • Representatives of Russia and Japan have conversations now and again over Russia s ... connections are made by sticking a plug into a wall outlet consciousness* (KON shuhs nes) n the state of being aware; awareness of one s own feelings or one s surroundings; the totality of one s thoughts,...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... microbes are usually attacked by the body s defenses when their foreignness is recognized • Westerners’ ears have difficulty with the foreignness of Asian music [Syn extrinsicness] forestall (for STAWL) ... correct disinter i lament 10 disinterestedness j dissatisfaction 11 disputatious k small 12 dissonance l expend D: GRE Words 273 distillation (DIS til AY shin) n a process by which a liquid is vaporized, ... phrase that is less expressive substituted for a more expressive one to lessen its impact (the remains rather than the corpse); the use of such a word • The “dearly departed” is a euphemism for...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... DaVinci s Last Supper depicts a Passover seder • A portrait artist will depict a likeness of you, for a fee • The sports section of today s newspaper depicts a detailed account of yesterday s games, ... 130-decibel sound can cause actual physical pain • Loss of electromagnetic energy as it passes through transmission lines is measured in decibels, with a loss of dBs equal to half the strength decline ... Hardness distinguishes real diamonds from fake ones • The Dewey Decimal System helps us to distinguish a book by its cover • “The distinguished senator from (your state)” is a title of rank and respect...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... International law is something that exists in essence, although it is not codified • Humor is the essence of satire and of satirical pieces • Oddly, a certain nastiness is the essence of satirists • Vanilla ... Beethoven expresses great joy in his ninth symphony Steven gave Leonard express permission to use his tools Express regulations govern the registration of handguns The express train skips many of ... One s spouse shoud be one s exclusive soul mate The golf course is for the exclusive use of its members Sandy Hook s beach is for the exclusive use of people named Sandy The country club s exclusive...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... makes a big show of his piety at church on Sundays, he is really a hypocrite because he drinks, cusses, and chases loose women the rest of the week • Used-car salespersons have a well-deserved ... epicure] gracious (GRAY shis) adj showing kindness, courtesy, charm, etc.; compassionate; merciful; showing kindness toward those in inferior positions; showing taste and luxuriousness appropriate ... of Rights is an institution that has survived many assaults by lawmakers over the years • The institution of daylight saving time is not observed in all the contiguous 48 states • An institution...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... townspeople as philistines • Delilah was the Philistine woman who was responsible for Samson s haircut 316 Essential Vocabulary photosynthesis (foh toh SIN thi sis) n the chemical process by ... • Sometimes those in mental institutions experience periods of lucidity lustrous (LUS tris) adj shining brightly; glorious • Polished silver has a lustrous finish • Gold is lustrous even without ... futures Nostradamus is credited by some as having presaged many events, including the huge success of this book [-d, presaging] [Syn omen] 320 Essential Vocabulary prescience (PREESH uhns) n to...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... cats and dogs,” but not “that pepper is as hot as fire” • Metaphor is skillfully used by Shakespeare, although it is sometimes mixed as in “ to take arms against a sea of troubles and by opposing ... Gehrig s farewell address was a memorable moment in sports history, as was Jackie Robinson s breaking baseball s color line • September 11, 2001, is probably as memorable a date for today s generation ... most villainous; iniquitous • The Spanish Inquisition used nefarious means to identify so-called heretics • Joseph McCarthy was nefarious in his “red baiting” tactics during the 195 0s communist...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... pervasive nature of some diseases is the reason for isolating any suspected cases [-ly adv., -ness n.] pessimism (PES i mi zm) n expecting the worst at all times; the philosophy that evil always ... difficult to rouse to action because of sluggishness, dullness, apathy, coolness, calmness, or stolidity • The United States was very phlegmatic in its response to both European wars of the last century ... • Prepossessing one s new employer is not a bad way to start a new business relationship [-ed, -ing, prepossessing, adj.] prescribe (pri SKRYB) vt to order or direct; ordain; to order as a medicine...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... -lith, -lithic stone (batholith, neolithic) -logy study of (biology) Prefixes and Suffixes 377 Prefix/Suffix Meaning/Usage -lysis destruction; dissolving; loosening; dissolution (analysis) macro- ... health se habla español [Sp.] Spanish is spoken here shalom [Heb.] peace, well-being (used as general greeting) s il vous plâit [Fr.] please status quo [L.] existing condition Foreign Phrases 387 ... semiannually) sub- under; beneath; below (subhuman); of lower rank than; inferior (subordinate); to a lesser degree (subpar); near; almost (substitute) suf- same as sub- before f sym- same as...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... forts seen in the movies are stockades • A stockade is also a structure that used to detain prisoners • The stockade fences of today are not actually stockades because only occasional posts are ... class, order, family, genus, species.) • Taxonomy was first developed by Carolus Linnaeus, a Swedish botanist of the eighteenth century • Linnaeus s taxonomy shows humans as genus Homo, and species, ... far less heartburn [-ly adv.] [Syn calm] transgress (trans GRES) vt to overstep one s bounds; to violate the law —vi to sin • Running a stop sign is a transgression of traffic law • A sin is a...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20